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I Samuel 14:Verse 16

KJV
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And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Judges 7:22Isaiah 19:21 Samuel 14:20Psalms 68:2Psalms 58:7
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What Does I Samuel 14:16 Mean?

Detailed meaning and commentary

"Positioned on the high ground in Gibeah, the idle, passive sentries of Saul are suddenly confronted with an astonishing, unbelievable visual spectacle..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

American Standard Version
ASV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.

American King James Version
AKJV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the watchmen of Saul, looking out from Geba in the land of Benjamin, saw all the army flowing away and running here and there.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and scattered.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and scattered.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and scattered.

Darby Translation
Darby

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on slaying one another.

Webster Bible
Webster

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down [one another].

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

Then the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Beniamin sawe: and beholde, the multitude was discomfited, and smitten as they went.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And the watchmen of Saul, who were in Gabaa of Benjamin looked, and behold a multitude overthrown, and fleeing this way and that.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And the scouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and lo! the camp, melted away, hither and thither.

Literal Translation
LITV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and behold, the multitude had melted away; and they went, even here and there .

Modern King James
MKJV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude had melted away and went on here and there.

Updated King James
UKJV

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

And the lookouts of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin saw ⌞that⌟ the multitude ⌞surged back and forth⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeath-benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went hither and thither.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And the watchmen of Saul, who were at Gibeah of Benjamin, looked out, and behold, a multitude was thrown down and dispersed, this way and that.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked; and, behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on beating down one another .

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And aspyeris of Saul bihelden, that weren in Gabaa of Beniamyn, and lo! a multitude cast doun, and fleynge awei hidur and thidur.

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Judges 7:22Isaiah 19:21 Samuel 14:20Psalms 68:2Psalms 58:72 Chronicles 20:222 Chronicles 20:25Judges 7:22Isaiah 19:21 Samuel 14:20
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